Watson gets over 7 years on gun charge
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Published: Sep. 13, 2023 at 4:31 PM CDT
JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) - A local man who admitted in court to possessing firearms, illegally, was sentenced to 87 months in prison.
According to court documents, Waltravious Leeandre Watson, 31, was charged after officers of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office searched his home Feb. 19, 2020, and found nine firearms.
Watson had a prior felony conviction for burglary of a dwelling and could not legally possess guns. He pleaded guilty earlier this year.
The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office and the ATF investigated the case.
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